The family of a Palestinian man seen being burned to death in footage broadcast around the world of a blaze in tents after an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital compound recounted their indescribable feelings as flames engulfed the camp.

Vivid footage of the incident has resonated strongly at a time when Israel faces concern from allies about its conduct in Gaza. The US State Department has described the incident as “horrific”.

Footage of the aftermath showed Shaban al-Dalou, who would have turned 20 on Wednesday, lying on his back amid burning debris and waving his arms as flames raged all around him.

Three other people died, including Dalou’s mother Ala’a Abdel Nasser al-Dalou, 37.

“I can’t describe the feeling. I saw my brother burning in front of me and my mother was burning,” said Dalou’s younger brother Mohammed, 17, who said he ran out of the tent when he heard the blast.

The initial scene was filmed by several witnesses in a video which was posted online and appeared around the world in news reports. Reuters was able to verify the time and location of two of the videos of the incident by matching structures, debris and benches.

A journalist contracted by Reuters who reached the scene later filmed a rescue worker lifting Dalou’s charred body wrapped in a blanket.

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